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Philip II of Macedon: The King Who Shaped Alexander's World
Episode 74 of The History of Greece zooms in on Philip II of Macedon, the brilliant king who transformed a backwater kingdom into the dominant power of the Greek world—and laid the groundwork for his son Alexander the Great's conquests. Lucas and Luna explore Philip's early years as a hostage in Thebes, where he studied under Epaminondas; his military reforms, including the invention of the Macedonian phalanx armed with the sarissa; his diplomatic cunning, from marriage alliances to the Peace of Philocrates; and his decisive victory at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, which ended…
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